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Lillie, John (1755-1801) [Request for goods]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02498 Author/Creator: Lillie, John (1755-1801) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.6 x 23.3 cm. Order a Copy

Request for half a bushel of salt for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by John Rudemucker.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Rudemucker, John, fl. 1783

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